July 6, 2024
Father wasn’t pleased, and he called the principal on Monday morning to complain. “I don’t want two religions in my home,” he told the principal. “I didn’t send her to a Seventh-day Adventist school to make her an Adventist.”
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July 13, 2024
Roderick didn’t tell his mother or brothers that he was going to the Seventh-day Adventist church. But he wondered what they would think. Would his mother be upset? Would his two brothers think less of him? He didn’t have long to wait.
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July 20, 2024
The teacher stopped scolding Zarrah, but she found other ways to make her life difficult. If Zarrah raised her hand to answer a question in class, the teacher refused to acknowledge it. The teacher wouldn’t call on Zarrah even if her hand was the only one that was raised.
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July 27, 2024
“Miss! Miss! I have something to say,” she said. She said God had answered her prayer request. She had written on her piece of paper that she wanted to read better, and now she could.
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August 3, 2024
The driver asked Beverly if she had heard about a recent series of murders on the island. He said that a friend had been killed, and he planned to use Beverly’s car to get revenge. “Can you let me out of the car?” Beverly asked.
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August 10, 2024
Faith believed it. She thought she deserved to be insulted. She thought that she didn’t deserve love, friends, or anything nice. She began to harm herself. She starved herself. She grew long nails and scratched her body until she bled.
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August 17, 2024
One evening, Jamie arrived at Wilinton’s house with an Adventist pastor and several other church members. The front door was open, and they entered the house before Wilinton knew it.
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August 24, 2024
He looked for a building to buy, but city property was expensive. As he prayed, he felt impressed to visit a bar that he had frequented from the age of 16. It seemed improbable, but if he could buy the bar, it could be remodeled into a meeting hall.
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August 31, 2024
Adriana met with the bar owner. She explained that church members wanted to buy the building but didn’t have the funds. “Could you please wait for a year while we raise the money?” she asked.
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September 7, 2024
“I have a little food here,” the pastor said, motioning to a bag filled with rice, beans, oil, flour, and other items. “Do you know someone who needs it?” “Yes,” Harlin said. “I have a neighbor who has nothing to eat.”
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September 14, 2024
Jahiquel woke up the next day at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. He was hooked up to a machine that helped him breathe. He had 23 stitches down the middle of his stomach. He learned that he had nearly died.
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September 21, 2024
From the first day, Michelle caught Stephanie’s attention. She carried Stephanie’s bag. She was attentive, and she participated in the Bible studies. The woman and the girl formed a close bond.
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September 28, 2024
Erickson’s prayers usually lasted five or 10 minutes, but this prayer ended much more quickly. The being prayed for 60 to 90 seconds. Then he stood up and put one hand on Erickson’s head and the other on his chest. Joy filled Erickson’s heart. He imagined that he was seeing Jesus.
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